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PERSONAL.

O.F.FARNswoRrH has returned from
Hot Springs.
Ell Gov. ALc1RN and wife, OF Miss
issippi, are in the city.
DR. e. MILES WILLETT, sr., returned
from Chicago yesterday morning.
Mg'. L. W. WATSON has left for
Dssha county, Ark after a pleasan.
visit TO relations in this city.
M. II. REILLY, OF North Mem
phis, left Sunday morning for Hot
Springs, to be absent q month.
MRS. A. M. SCARBOROUGH has re.
turned after q sojourn OF several
months in Florida with her son.
RICHARD WRIGHT, whom the physi-
clans have given up az beyond their
skill, still fingers In precarious state.
CAPT. GEO. O'HAvRR has returned
from Indianapolis. He reports favor
able progress toward recovery by his
little daughter, who is undergoing
treatment in that city.
The following cablegram has been
received by Mr.. Smith Davis from
| Florence, Italy, and Of date May 18th :
"Sorry to report my wife 10 no bet
ter. ENooH ENsLEY."
! VISITORS on Change yesterday
Ernest Howard, Baltimore, Md; j. A,
Tenney, Troy, o.; L. B. Meyers, New
Orleans; b. X Bates, st. Louis; b. f
NormeDt, Dyer county, Tenn. W. IL
Rsgland, Little Rock.
JAo5B MEYER, OF the firm OF Meyer
Zimmerman & Co., Of st. Louis, lef
last night for that city. He has JUS
closed trade In interest OF his house
with J. q. Bell, president OF the Mem
phis Ssddlery Company, for his inter
est in that company.
EDDIE KEoUFF, the good naturet
and effective young Quaker Git,
twirler, who paralyzed aspirants TO
batting honors In last years Southern
Base Ball League, arrived In the cit,
Yesterday on visit. He is an impor
iaut adjunct TO the Baltimore Associa
: ton team.
PRoF. HENRY FARMER, the celebrated
flute player, arrived yesterday and will
remain a few days. He is accom-
panied by bis sou Edwin, gifted lac
Of eleven years, who displays remsrka
BILE talent for music. The boy will
give an exhibition OF his skill at Wiz
mans music store tonight.
A cABLKaRAM was received by Mr.
g. O. Toof Sunday announcing thu
safe arrival OF Mr.. John 8. Toof ant
party at Queenstown. The voyage wal
delightful, being entirely froe from
unpleasant incidents. The party, aitel
brief stay at Queenstown, proceeded
on their tour through Ireland and thu
continent.
CHARLES F. FARNswoRTH, cottor
buyer, returned yesterday from Hot
Springs, and much improved II
health. He celebrated his return by
handing Assistant Secretary LaHach
So 90 a contribution to the Cotton Elk
change baseball orphans fund, whicI
will give S74.45to each asylum instea
OF $73 As "a stated heretofore.
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suICIDR. OR AN ACCIDENTi
Pilot George Langley Perfshss In
the Mississippi River. IN Ste.
0enevteve Bend.

The officers Of the towbost Jack
Frost which arrived at this port last
night, report that on Saturday last
George Langley, one Of the pilots OF
the boat, fell off the hurricane deck,
struck the fantail near the wheel, and
before assistance could reach him he
was buried beneath the water. James
O'Brien, the mate Of the boat, stated
to an APPRAL reporter last night that,
as the boat was fianking In Ste. Gene
We've bend, Langley emerged from the
pilot house, and the next thing he heard
was the captains voice calling, "Man
overheard" The captain was at the
wheel and stopped the boat. Yawls
we're lowered, but no trsce OF the un-
fortunate man could be found. Lang.
ley went over on the starboard eide,
but whether his falling overheard was
accidental or with suicidal intent
is not known. Mr.. Langley was
for more than twelve years pilot In
the Anchor line, until two weeks age
on the Belle Memphis, and he has
been plotting on that steamer since sht
came out. He was about thirty five
years OF age and was well liked by al
who knew him. He has sister, Mrs
Capt. Henry g. Carson, who resides a
Ste. Genevieve.
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mail leaves 81 4:50 pm. and arrives 81
BIO am. The New Orleans exprsts
leaves ct $3.50 am. aAd arrives OF sSi5
pm. * b.
Quite large number Of eEcur'
sionists from Illinois towns will take
. look through the city today. They
are making ths round trip on board
the steamer Buckeye State.
Divine service will be held at the
Evangelical Lutheran thurch, on
Washington street. on Tuesday night,
commencing at 1880 O'Clock. in men,
ory Of the late Prof. O. 7. w. Walter,
ID D., who died at st. Louis on the 9TH
Of May, and Is to be buried there Mag
18th. W. H. T. Dau, pastor.
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ATTENTION.
MEN OF MEMPHIS.
Silence in the Ranks
While the Roll
Is Called.
Steady, Right Dress

FRONTl-On and after this day
many will need new Clothing. There
are many bargains for the many at
the MIsFIT CLOTHING PARLoRs,
No. 262 Second street.
PARADE RESTl-The MIsFIT
CLOTHING PARLoRs keep nothing
but fine Tailor Made Clothing, and
yet our prices are from 30 to so per
cent. cheaper than you can get good
Clothing elsewhere.
ATTENTION. OPEN ORDER
MARCHl-The MIsFIT CLOTHING
PARLoRs have hundreds OF magnif
cent Spring Suits. We have all the
latest and freshest styles and pat
terms, and the extremely low price!
at which we procured our goods en-
ables us to offer them at bargain
rates.
MARK TINE, MARCHl-Price
tell the tale; therefore, before buy
ing elsewhere call and price tn
many bargains offered at the MIsFI'
CLOTHING PARLoRs.
RECRUITS WANTED-If 20,
have never tried the MIsFIT CLOTH
ING PARLoRs, call now. Hundred
of Fine Suits and Pants at price
which will astonish you. The Mis-
FIT PARLoRs buy very low. Thi
explains how it is that we can Sc
so low.
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Inappreciable.
CITY NEWS.

Two trains daily will soon be run
over the Little Rock railroad.
AT the stock call board yesterday
forty shares OF Memphis Gas stock
were sold at 76A.
Sunday and Monday next the an.
nual German funniest will be held at
Estival Park.
John Williiord has been appointed
administrator Of the estate OF Charles
Williford, deceased.
p. J. Quigley has been appointed
executor Of the estate OF Mrs. Aman-
da NJ. KirnaD, deceased.
Residents along Marshall avenue
are complaining OF the wretched con-
dition Of that thoroughiare.
George Harris, an ancient colored
man, was arrested by Officer FAver
yesterday, for wife whipping.
Hardy Fields and Miss Mollie
Coleman, coloted, were the only
couple licensed yesterday to marry.
An alarm OF Are was turned in
about @ o'clock yesterday evening, but
the fremen were unable to find the
location.
Young LADIES' Journal, New York
Fashion .Bdsar, and Leslie'S Popular
Monthly for June can be had at Mans.
tord's.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of st
Peters church will give an afternoon
reception to their friends today at the
residence OF Mrs. r. M. Manstord.
w. ]. Chase 4 90. have filed in
the Circuit Court replevin suit
against the Kansas City, Springfield
and Memphis Railroad Company.
The Oitiz ans Street Railway OIm.
pany are extending their fernando
street double track across Beale, so
rs To dispense with the sidings and the
long waits at that point.
A two story frame house on the
Raleigh road, near the Leath Orphan
asylum, was totally destroyed by fire
at ii O'Clock last night. The building
was owned by Mrs. Jones.
There was some talk OF an indig.
nation meeting yesterday over the
Hidden indictments. Sergeant Rogers,
OF Court tquare, eald ne had been ap'
preached for the purpose OF allowing
his dominion TO be used ON the occa.
sion.
The Alabama Press Association
will hold its annual meeting at Bir'
mipgham on the 26th instant. The
tbauks Of the APPEAL are returned "a
the Birmingham Press Club and the
Chamber OF Commerce for an invita-
lion to be present.
The annual meeting Of tho Grand
Commandery Knights 1emplars o.
Tennessse will be held at Nashville
TODAY. The following Memphis Sil
KNIGHTS will attend: O. W. MosbY
Deputy Grand Commander; ?. I
Wright, Marcus Jones, M. H. Price
and +. A. Keeling.
Under the revised schedule over
the Louisville, New Orleans and Texai
railway there are double daily trainl
over that line between Memphis and
New Orleans. The New Orleans fast
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ADDITIONAL RIVERS.

LOUISVILLE, May l6.-Noon- River
10 feet 2 inches in the canal and s
feet on the falls and stationary.
Weather clear and warm. Night
Night--River 10 feet l inch In the Ca
nal and feet IL inches on the falls
and falling. Weather clear and warm,
EVANSVILLE, May 16.-Noon-River
IS feet 7 inches on the gauge ano
rising. Weather cloudy; thermome-
ter, TT. Night--River Is feet s inches
on the gauge and rising, Weather
cloudyand warm.
CINCINNATI, May l6.-Noon- River
% feet on the gauge and falling.
Weather clear; thermometer, ~.
Arrived: Ohio, Memphis; Night
River "A feet inches on the gauge
and falling. Weather fair and pleas
ant.
PrTTsBuRa, May 16.-Noon-Rivsl
5 feet on the gauge and falling
Weather clear and warm. Night
River 10 feet on the gauge and falling
Weather cloudy and cool.
WHEELING, May 16.-Noon-Rivt
s feet on the gauge aud falling,
Weather clear and pleasant. Night
River 7 feet 10 inches on the..gsuge
and falling. Weather clear and pleas.
ant.
CAIRO, May 16.-Noon - River %
feet inches on the gauge and falling
Weather cloudy and warm. Arrived
City Of Cairo, st. Louis, 4 SIM. City
OF st. Louis, New Orleans, 3 am.
City of Baton Rouge, ST. Louis, 8 am.
, Future City, New Orleans, 8 am. De-
parted: City OF Cairo, Vicksburg, 6
am; City Of st. Louis, st. Louis, G
am. Future City, st. Louis, 8 am.
Night - RiveW25feet 3 inches on the
gauge and falling. Weather fair and
warm. Arrived: Paris O. Brown,
Cincinnati, 3 pm. Departed: City
of Baton Rouge, New Orleans, 6 p m.
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LOCAL NOTICES
ALL size nails at Gabay's.

ALL size nails at Gabsy's.
TURNER hats at Cohen's, 75c.
MEMPHIS Steam Laundry, 224 I'd St.
MISS CARRIE M. HEATING, pianist
may be found at the Gayoso Hotel.
BEFORE buying call and examine
Gas Fixtures at Browne, the Plumber.
DoN'T get the auction sales mixed.
The sale OF lots on the dummy line
will take place on the 10th.
To THE TURNvEREIN You can buy
your turner gray felt hats at Martin
Cohen's, No. 219 Main street, at 7bc.
A. VAocARo & Co. have received
fifty cases OF Due de Monticello Cham
payne. They are the sole agents for
Tennessee.
IL you want your past due accounts
in city and country collected, take
them to John II. Lenow, general co..
lector, 2S7 Main street (basement), cor.
Madison.
THE Herbal Chill Cure, the best
tonic and anti-periodic known. A certain
and sure cure for chills. Price 81 per bot
tie. Send stamps for circulars. Any ref
erence given. Address John q. Rucker
LynchburR, Va.
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A VENERABLE MAN.-Mr. Boggs
(reading English history "The Prince
of Wales in 1893" Mrs. BoGgs lin
terrupting); "The Prince OF Wales in
1881 Goodness l didn't know the
p tince of Wales was such an old man
as that "0h, yes; he chews Ko-Ko
Tulu and to this fact the prince sttri-
butes his longevity. 1t aids diges-
kion
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Frees Dramatic Company.

At Estlval park last night the Nellie
Free Dramatic Company gave q
pleasing performance OF Fo0g's Ferry,
drama we'll known TO Memphis
theater goers. The audience, although
not az large rs it ought to have been,
enjoyed the entertainment, which
was above the average. Each role
was capably filed and the play as a
whole, was presented In good and at
tractive style. A change Of pro-
oramma toniohk
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ADJUSTMENTS.
The Turnfest,

1t is very doubtful whether there
" as ever arranged in this city 30 fine a
programme Of athletic sports as Is Of
Tered by the funniest next Sunday and
Monday. Prof. Pfsff has had a great
deal OF experience in arranging iesti-
walls Of this kind, and has brought the
members OF the club, as we'll rs the
pupile, to a high STATE Of proficiency.
The competitive and exhibition fenc-
ing with foil and rspier will be worth
seeing, also the grand torchlight bal
let, with iiluminationr, and the pyra'
mids and groupings. The German
ladies I M smphis will present the club
with fine silk flag.
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THE Ladies Aid Society Of the Gen.
tyal Baptist church will give lawn
party on Tuesday evening, May 18th,
at the residence OF Mrs. Shepherd, No.
429 Pontotoc street.
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Dxeing and Cleaning

Ladies' and gents' clothes cleaned or
dyed In any color; also kid gloves,
ostrich feathers, and lace curtains, by
Louis Reigel, So Jefferson street, Mem
phis, Tenn. Goods received by express.
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NOTICE.

l have for sale the following prop
erty, which will be sold on very easy
terms;
Two new residences on Rayburn
avenue.
twenty-five handsome lots on Ray
burn avenue.
Twelve and a half acres, 200 yards
of the city limits, southeast. Splen-
did for subdivision. Very low price.
One hundred and seventy-2iSht
acres on Poplar street boulevard.
Beautiful, high and level, at a great
bargain.
7. A. LAMB. "a Madison street
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TURNER hats at Oohen's, 75c.

THE public will soon have an oppor-
tunity to buy lots in q handsome
grove at GilPs Station. Auction sale
will occur in a few weeks. This will
be the first opportunity investors have
ever had to buy lots Of moderate slzs
in this, the most select, suburban
neighborhood of Memphis.
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To BE free from sick headache, bill
liousness, constipation, ETC., use Oar
ter's Little Liver Pills. Strictly veRe-
table. They gently stimulate the liver
and free the stomach from bile.
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On DrRuRht.

Nashville Sulphur Water, fresh from
the spring, on draupht at A. aribaldis,
No. 424 Main street, corner Beale.
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A CHEAP line iron and slate mantels,
also crate front and Tenders, at Gabay's.
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Haiti

The rale Of lots on the dummy line
comes of on the 10Th.
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LEAFS Springs, Grs.ager County,
East Tennessee,

Is an exceedingly healthy and roman
tic summer resort, possessing the finest
natural mineral waters, white sulphur,
black sulphur and chalybeate, south
OF the Potomac. Board fret class and
ckeap. Address as above. M. j.
Hughes, proprietor.
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THE WEATHER.
Indications.

For Tennessee and Kentucky;
Fair ,oeather, ercept In The e1treme
cestcrn portion; local rains; nearly
stationary temperature; light, uaria-
bic toinds,
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ErInnger Lnger Reer.

Recommended as the best and most
wholesome Of summer beverages. Sold
only by j. G. Duntze& Co., sole agents,
No. 800 Second street. Telephone, SO.
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TURNER hats at Oohen's, Toe.

GAS FIxTURKs-new styles and low
prices at Browne, the Plumber.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Gaseon's Hotel.

W. II. BIsaHAN MAS1eHE;
Eurepean plan. ENLARGED and returnshea'
Prices accol ding 10 size and looa-
ton Of room.
w Fennell. Vt Tha' a K.seIy "a Vsss
II l. Farmer, l. II Massy didt ARK
VIM Martin, Tenn Ell Perkins, miss
J G Powell, Miss RW McGurk. Miss
Jas Hunter. Miss Jns Nicely, miss
A A Difey, Ark II Perls &w. Ala
Miss Perls, ARR JIG Love, NN&MVCo
] p Seabrook, Tenn ] II Hart, Idaho
j I Burns, NY JC Reese, Miss
@ vi McKniRht, city id Cossett, Tenn
W A KOonce, Tenn BP dates, Tenn
John McTyghe, Tenn 4 L Cockroft, Tenn
Mi1sMC CocKroft ,TennW P Wilson, Ala
T X Shearon, Tenn w s Shearon: Ienn
F L Ewing, Tenn wv Young, Miss
j O Manly, Tenn John shafer, Tex
II 7 Long, ICRR DE Watson, Ark
Miss NJ Watson, Ark Mis-, NJ Watson, Ark
W A FAIRIES, Tenn Will Manning, Ill :.
L solomon, Ky JH Kent 4 wife, cit,
Mrs Foster as chill, city hlderh olt, MA q n
b r. West, Ark ] sishe, Miss
w j Smith, Tenn Ed Farmer, Va
r McM illiams, La Lacey &T; uls
Ed NJ Jones, Tenn J A Davis; III All.
n j Ferguson, Miss Miss L Barry, Miss
@ White &w, La RS Dabny AZ, MISS
s Snowden, Tenn X II Bonei Tenn
GLE kelsey, Miss L McCombs, Mis-
j @ Gage, Tenn Louis Hanaur, Tenn
IN Spowden, Tenn Geo Mackey, Tenn
M ID Stratton, Tenn Mrs JoDe', Tenn
Miss Wills, Tenn LIB McGowan, Tenn
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~ N\9NNN A Aiyays b BsSS
Soother at hand. 1t is the only safe
medicine yet made that viii remove
all infantiie disorders. 1t contains n9
Opium or Morphine, but gives the child
natural ease from pain. Price 20 Genus
Sold by
A, RENKRRT and BERENTz & CO,
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NOTICM.

OFF1oE FAoToBs' MUTUAL LIS. Co. I
Memphis, Tenn, May 9, 1887, !
THE annual election Of Board Of Trus-
tees of the Factors Mutual Inturance
Company to serve for the ensuing year will
be held at the company's Office No. Is Madi-
son street, on TUESDAY, May II, 1881.
Pollswill be Ogsn J trSm y IN N; e ; R;m; on
said day. W. FONTAINE, President
JAS. 4. BELsLEY. Secretary.
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PrtOuy House,
Duay's European Hotel.

Corner of Adams and Main streets. Rooms
SOC, 75c and 81 per day; American Plan, e2
FER day. First class Restaurant in the
Hotel. j. N. DUFFY 40 years with Pea
hodv HotaN propriatOr.
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Peabody Hotel.

Rates 81 so and IS Ter day, according TO
size and location Of room-Spsoial
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COTTON REGION BULLETIN.
From stations In the Memphis Dis
trict for the "a hours ending May 10,
1887, 0 o'clock pm, 10Th meridian
ffuna
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5000 Summer Coats and Vests, $1.25
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meteorological Report.
MznrHIs. ,TKNH., May 10, 1887.
Time. Bar, Their. Wind We'th.
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Maximum temperature, $50.
Minimum temperature, 900.
Ozone, 10 am, 0.
Rain fall n 40
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AFFAIRS OF TIE RAILWAYS.
President staynor to Resign.

CINcINNATI Aug. 5.-Christopher Meyer. OF
New York, the largest individual stakeholder
In the Cincinnati Hamilton e. Dayton Railroad
Company is authority for the statement that
tomorrow President Staynor lof Ives 81 Stay
norl will resign, and that Cincinnati man will
be chosen in his place. In this connection the
following which appears in the Philadelphia
Record, of the Attn of this month, will be
read with interest. 1T is alleged that when
Ives g. Staynor bought control of the c., H.
G D. the common stock being then worth about
I47. they only paid some 30 or 40 per cent of the
value OF the stock, and it was therefore neces-
Jary to pay the rest have the stock to
use collateral and raise more money to pay
Tor the Baltimore 81 Ohio. These are under
ltood to have been six months loans, and are not
due for several months yet; but when Ives
in his desire TO speculate allowed
The c., II. & D. stock to be marked down sew
sral weeks ago to below 100, the banks which
had loaned the money called for more margin.
AT this point il developed that a we'll
known Broadway stock brokerage house in good
standing, which had negotiated the loans for
Ives, had, in its eagerness to secure the commits
sions, rendered itself liable to the banks on
these loans by giving their own notes instead OF
those of Ives, at least in conjunction with
those Of Ives. The result was that-as alleged
failing TO get more margin out OF Ives, the oanks
had recourse to the negotiating house. Inc
latter, finding themselves in the gap, responded
to the best of their ability. and as we under
stand. will probably make an assignment Tor the
benefit of the banks which still hold the G.. ID.
& ID. stocks and also the additional ones put up
by the negotiating brokerage house.
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General and miscellaneous

On Sept. l the Denver, Texas & Gulf road
expect establish train service to Clarendon 276
miles from Fort Worth, and eighty -four miles
beyond its present terminus
During the month of July the Texas e Pacific
placed under their track 186. 600 ties, and
provement was made on the New Orleans & Rio
Grande division.
THE Vanderbilt System. Shippers aud Trav-
elers, 1887" is the title of book issued by the
New York Central road. 1t is handsomely
bound, fine in Typography, interesting in giving
a good idea of the history, facilities and strength
of the Vanderbilt system.
The statement of the Chicago & Northwestern
is worth more than passing glance. The large
increase in gross earnings was accompanied by a
very slight increase in operating expenses. The
surplus is 81, 230 744 larger than a year ago. and
the amount applicable to dividends is equal to
1i.3 per cent the common and preferred
stock.
The Chicago & Rock Island road is pushing
the line in Jewell county, Kansas, and it is
expected to complete the grading from Hastings
Nebraska, to a junction with the Topeka. Man
haitian & Clyde line. by the 1st of September
1t is proposed to have Mankato connected by
rail with Missouri river points and the North
west by Nov l.
Under the system of inspections and reports
now in force on the Erie system. there are en-
ployed ten inspectors who report directly to
their respective road masters each month, and
the division road masters make inspection and
three months. These reports are then forward
ed to the general superintendent and by him to
the chief engineer. she wing the true condition of
every bridge and trsste on tho entire system.
The chain of responsibility is made complete,
from the engineer down, and if hereafter a
bridge or trestls goes down on the Erie it will
be for the engineer to set himself right before
the directors and the public.
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A More Favorable Outlook.

Railroad officials feeling much better over
the outlook for fall and winter traffic than they
were forty eight hours ago. The heavy rains
along the Western and Northwestern lines have
given a different aspect to matters generally.
Superintendent Sherwood says that it insures
good corn crop on the prairies in the Kankakee
district The had not, yet, seriously
suffered on the Kankakee prairies, but was be-
ginning to feel the drought. Traffic Manager
Lazarus saws the rains will help the corn greatly
the l.. D. & S. road. and insure fair crop
at least Superintendent Mansfield says
that the Indianapolis 81 Vincennes road
the corn looks well, rains having
been frequent on the road, and he looks for good
crops on tho !. & V. The friends of the l., B. 81
w. do not talk much, fearing that they are not
yet out of the woods. Three weeks ago the corn
crop that line was very promising. but the
drought has made bad work of it, and the rains
have not been SO general on that road as on some
others. The showers the last day two have
gone each side of the road only occasionally. but
should there be more rain they expect half
crop of corn, at least. The rains will also have
an important bearing the livestock move
ment. the pastures had become very dry in
many places. and the rain will revive them and
enable the farmers fat their cattle even If the
corn crop is cut off somewhat